MASTERY BASED GRADING RUBRICS FOR

FORAMTIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT:

CULTURAL RESEARCH ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
GRADING/SCORING RUBRIC
RI-8, W-5, and W-8
Name: ___________________________
Remediation

Mastery

Exceeds Mastery

Student can assess

whether an authors
reasoning is valid and
whether he has enough
relevant evidence to
support the claims he
makes.

Student can outline the

argument and specific
claims presented in a
text, and evaluate its
effectiveness based on
whether the reasoning is
valid and the evidence is
relevant and sufficient.

CCSS
W-5

Student only
demonstrates one or two
of the following in order
to strengthen their
writing: revision,
planning, editing,
rewriting; student
writing shows many
errors and very little
command for the
conventions of English.

Student demonstrates
some capacity towards
using revising, editing,
planning, and rewriting
as a method for
strengthening writing;
student shows some
partial command of the
conventions of English,
although some errors are
evident.

Student uses all aspects

of planning, revising,
editing, and rewriting to
strengthen their writing;
student demonstrates
sound capacity for the
conventions of English.

Student shows excellent

capacity to strengthen
their writing through
multiple revisions of
writing and editing;
student demonstrates an
expert command of the
standard conventions of
English.

CCSS
W-8

Student provides very

Student is able to offer a
little summary or
summary of the source
analysis of source
materials along with
material and virtually no
some minor synthesis of
synthesis of information;
the information; student
student has not
is able to format most of
formatted a majority of
their information
source material
correctly; student
correctly; student lacks
provides arguments free
evidence-based
from plagiarizing but not
arguments and little
all based on evidence.
regard for plagiarism.

Student is able to
synthesize multiple
sources of information
and provide thorough
analysis of source
material in a correctly
formatted manner;
student can succinctly
develop a logical
argument based on
evidence and free from
plagiarizing.

In addition to
MASTERY, student is
able to make
connections to the world
around them in their
analysis of the source
material.

CCSS
RI-8

Near Mastery

Student can recognize

Student can identify false when a text presents false
statements and fallacious statements and fallacious
reasoning.
reasoning, and can
explain how they know.

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CULTURAL RESEARCH ESSAY

GRADING/SCORING RUBRIC
W-7, and L-1
Name: ___________________________

CCSS
W-7

CCSS
L-1

Remediation

Near Mastery

Mastery

Exceeds Mastery

Student shows almost no

research capabilities
(lack of research depth
and analysis);
demonstrates very little
skill at synthesis of
information; completely
lacks overall
development of a product
and demonstration of
original thinking in
research.

Student shows basic

levels of research
capabilities (lack of
research depth and
analysis); demonstrates
some skills at synthesis
of information; lacks
overall development of a
product which
demonstrates their own
original thinking in their
research.

Student shows adequate

levels of capable and
varied research;
synthesizes information
from multiple sources
that demonstrates a
sufficient understanding
of the subject matter;
develops a product that
supplements their own
original thinking in their
research.

Student shows expert

ability to answer a
research-based problem
through the synthesis of
multiple sources and
superior levels of varied
research; develops a
product that expertly
demonstrates their own
original thinking in their
research.

Student shows little to no

command of the
conventions of standard
English grammar and
usage when writing; does
not understand parallel
structure; uses limited
phrases and clauses to
attempt to add variety
and interest in essay.

Student demonstrates
limited command of the
conventions of standard
English grammar and
usage when writing;
understands parallel
structure, but struggles to
use it correctly; uses
limited phrases and
clauses to attempt to add
variety and interest in
essay.

Student can demonstrate

command of the
Student demonstrates
conventions of standard
advanced command of
English grammar and
academic English
usage when writing; can grammar and usage when
use parallel structure;
writing; incorporates
uses various phrases and
advanced sentence
clauses to add variety and
structure into essay to
interest and convey
enhance meaning and
specific meanings in
deepen understanding.
essay.

CULTURAL RESEARCH PRESENTATION

GRADING/SCORING RUBRIC
SL-4 and L-1
Name: ___________________________

Remediation

Near Mastery

Mastery

Exceeds Mastery

CCSS
SL-4

Student presents
information, finding, and
supporting evidence with
little to no clarity or
logic; lacks development
of information regarding
how and why things were
organized in the manner
they were.

Student presents
information, finding, and
supporting evidence with
some loss of clarity or
logic; develops
information with some
loss of the clarity
regarding how and why
things were organized in
the manner they were.

Student proficiently
presents information,
findings, and supporting
evidence clearly,
concisely, and logically;
allows listeners to follow
the line of reasoning;
develops information so
that organization,
development, substance,
and style are appropriate
to purpose, audience, and
task.

Student Creates fluid,

thoughtful, and logical
presentations which are
designed specifically to
reach an audience for a
particular purpose or
task.

CCSS
L-1

Student shows little to no

command of the
conventions of standard
English grammar and
usage when speaking;
does not understand
parallel structure; uses
limited phrases and
clauses to attempt to add
variety and interest in
presentations.

Student demonstrates
limited command of the
conventions of standard
English grammar and
usage when speaking;
understands parallel
structure, but struggles to
use it correctly; uses
limited phrases and
clauses to attempt to add
variety and interest in
presentations.

Student can demonstrate

Student demonstrates
command of the
advanced command of
conventions of standard
academic English
English grammar and
grammar and usage when
usage when speaking;
speaking; incorporates
can use parallel structure;
advanced sentence
uses various phrases and
structure into
clauses to add variety and
presentations to enhance
interest and convey
meaning and deepen
specific meanings in
understanding.
presentations.

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